Comments on: Rubber Butterfly Knife that Works?

Question: Rubber Butterfly Knife that Works?

grabbingsand — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:18:35 -0800

Is there such a thing as a rubber balisong or butterfly knife? What I'm wanting is a balisong that has the approximate heft expected, so it can be tricked with a bit, just without all of the potential for profuse bleeding.

By rubber, I mean like this.

By: lain

lain — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:30:58 -0800

The do sell metal practice blades.

By: wfrgms

wfrgms — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:37:12 -0800

You could potentially just buy a cheap balisong and dull the blade with a file. Likewise you could protect yourself by putting thick tape on the blade or even coating it in this stuff, though care would have to be taken to insure that it still folds properly.

By: nanojath

nanojath — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:39:30 -0800

Spyderco makes this pen that I've read is a bit lighter than a true balisong but apparently satisfying to play with. And you can write with it and stuff.

By: nanojath

nanojath — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:43:02 -0800

(sorry, it looks like they haven't quite got the product out yet. I guess the people I read must have been playing with prototypes or something...)

By: grabbingsand

grabbingsand — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:47:03 -0800

re: Metal blades.

Seen those, but there's a couple of issues there. For one thing, good ones appear to be in the $120 range. For a very important another, I'm wanting to put these for stage combat. Rubber, if it is available, mitigates risk far more than metal.

By: nanojath

nanojath — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:34:15 -0800

Another possibility, cheap, not rubber but it looks pretty harmless. If you Google "balisong trainer" there are many cheap alternatives.

By: AceRock

AceRock — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:26:02 -0800

Don't know of any rubber balis but you could just tape the blade.

By: bl1nk

bl1nk — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:26:10 -0800

back in the home country, we always used single-edged knives for all of our flipping practice. basically take the handle that the flat part of the blade closes into, and use that as your primary grip so you don't have to worry about the sharp edge closing in on your knuckles.

By: bl1nk

bl1nk — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:31:22 -0800

oh, sorry, didn't see the follow-on comment regarding usage for stage combat. In this case, seconding nanojath's Ronin Gear suggestion.

By: crunch buttsteak

crunch buttsteak — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:40:44 -0800

Buy a cheapie one from Chinatown and blunt the blade yourself?

By: nanojath

nanojath — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:21:40 -0800

back in the home country

Jersey?